Quality of life and an enviable cost of living - plenty of personal space, a friendly atmosphere, easy escape routes to the hills and the sea, and prices to suit shallow pockets.

The Dundee Satellite Receiving Station, Dundee University, UK, maintains an up-to-date archive of images from NOAA (AVHRR), OrbView (SeaWiFS) and NASA-EOS Terra/Aqua (MODIS) polar orbiting satellites for weather, oceanography, etc. Both browse products and high resolution data are available. Images from geostationary satellites covering the whole earth are also made freely available.

The School of Television & Imaging, DOJC Dundee, Scotland offers Undergraduate & Postgraduate studies in Time Based Art, Animation & Illustration / Printmaking.